Thoughts on stories from the May, 2015 issue of Lightspeed Magazine, edited by John Joseph Adams

137. TIME BOMB TIME by C.C. Finlay    Hannah’s ex-boyfriend has developed an experimental time-bubble that will reverse time for a short period, creating a palindrome or palingram effect within its field. Some authors get so caught up in creative ( Read more... )

From the March 2015 issue of Lightspeed magazine, edited by John Joseph Adams ( Read more... )

From the January 2015 issue of Lightspeed Magazine07. THE ARCHON (A Kaslo Chronicles story) by Matthew Hughes    In the latest Kaslo Chronicle tale, Erm Kaslo, his magician boss Diomedo Obron and their dragon Saunterance travel through space portals called "whimseys" to visit the legendary Old Earth, where they hope to consult a leader called The ( Read more... )

Still playing catch-up, here finally are my thoughts on the contents of Lightspeed Magazine’s November 2014 issue:

250. WHAT GLISTENS BACK by Sunny Moraine The main character is falling towards an alien planet after his one-person lander breaks apart. His husband is the communications officer on the ship he launched from. In what little time is ( Read more... )

This batch of stories can all be found in the September issue of Lightspeed Magazine, #52.  These are the contents of the e-book edition, which include a reprint novella not found in the online website issue content ( Read more... )

Still catching up, so not every story will have detailed thoughts. This longish entry covers the stories I read in LIGHTSPEED magazine's July and August issues ( Read more... )

From the May, 2014 issue of Lightspeed Magazine, edited by John Joseph Adams ( Read more... )

From the March 2014 issue of Lightspeed Magazine70. PHALLOON THE ILLIMITABLE by Matthew Hughes     I have not been a huge fan of Hughes' Kaslo Chronicles stories taken individually; as a story cycle I've known they were buildign on each other to move main character Erm Kaslo towards a particular event but each individual component lacked something ( Read more... )

From the January 2014 issue of Lightspeed Magazine7. HIS ELBOW, UNKISSED: A Kaslo Chronicles Tale by Matthew Hughes   Time to be honest: this is the third "Kaslo Chronicles" story Lightspeed has run in the past year. I love the fact that John Joseph Adams is willing to run short stories that all feature the same lead character (he's also doing it ( Read more... )

And yet another months-overdue catch-up post:

BEYOND THE SUN, anthology edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt ( Read more... )